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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5M invested in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

625% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.46M | Put options by funds: $1.03M

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 5

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15M → $16.5M (+$1.55M)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.03%0.03% (+0%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3130 (-1)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
30
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
9
Reduced
5
Closed
9
Calls
$7.46M
Puts
$1.03M
Net Calls
+$6.43M
Net Calls Change
-$357K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JWS
1
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$4.15M +$2.89M +749 +159%
LTFS
2
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.46M +$1.86M +482 +199%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$2.13M -$277K -72 -10%
SAM
4
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$1.33M
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.14M -$1.21M -313 -48%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$922K +$1M +260 +2,364%
JMPWA
7
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$671K +$239K +62 +46%
MIFH
8
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$556K +$651K +169 New
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$478K
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$396K +$173K +45 +63%
BA
11
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$375K +$424K +110 New
IA
12
IFP Advisors
Florida
$310K +$343K +89 +4,450%
FAAS
13
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$266K +$300K +78 New
VKH
14
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$235K +$266K +69 New
NHC
15
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$182K +$208K +54 New
PTC
16
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$175K +$200K +52 New
ACS
17
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$138K
TSS
18
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$133K +$150K +39 New
FANJ
19
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$120K +$19.3K +5 +17%
PAG
20
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$109K -$38.5K -10 -24%
SPIA
21
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$71K
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$47K +$3.85K +1 +8%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$43K +$42.4K +11 +550%
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33K +$38.5K +10 New
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19K

VIXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

30 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $16.5M — up 10% from $15M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of VIXY and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Juncture Wealth Strategies, adding an estimated $2.89M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.21M.

  • 30 institutional investors held ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) as of Q2 2017, down from 31 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $16.5M of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Juncture Wealth Strategies, an estimated $2.89M added.
  • The largest ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.